Want to kill someone? Drive a car.

[rory_20_uk]

Here is a story where some moron ploughs into another motorist - killing them as she was using her mobile phone and driving at 70mph.

For this she gets 21 months.

This is at best negligent manslaughter and she should be in jail for many years. Or am I being unreasonable?

[Strike For The South]

You spell tire, tyre? What an odd little island.....

As for the bird, this should be negligent manslaughter and it should be 3-5 years.

[Lemur]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that 7% of drivers don't use turn signals because forgoing it “adds excitement to driving.” I take this to mean that 7% of the cars on the road with me are being driven by people who are utterly insane.

[Ser Clegane]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that 7% of drivers don't use turn signals because forgoing it “adds excitement to driving.” I take this to mean that 7% of the cars on the road with me are being driven by people who are utterly insane.

I found the whopping 42% who "don't have enough time" even more confusing - what important stuff are they busy with during the one second it takes to use the signal?

BTW, it's only 4% that are utterly insane

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I know - I am a nitpicker

[Lemur]

Absolutely right, Ser, and your nitpicking is appreciated. But 4% is enough out-of-their-mind people to make me a cautious driver.

[Husar]

You're right Ser Clegane, I noticed this as well, it's only 7% of the 57% who do not do it, nice try Lemur but we caught you.

On the actual topic, if it is against the law to use a cellphone behind the wheel and a person does it anyway and ends up killing someone I'd say let them think about it for 5 years at least. I mean a lot of people need a really long time to realize that such "petty issues" can actually be important. 21 months isn't enough. A person died here due to severe neglect and self-importance, the person needs to spend a few years in jail to realize that the dead person was important as well.

[Meneldil]

5 years seems like an absolute minimum. If it had happened out of pure bad luck, 21 months would have been harsh. But in that case, we're talking about a moron acting irresponsibly and killing someone.

I hate people who act responsibly when it threatens others' lives.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

I may disagree with phone use in a car, but I can at least see where the users are coming from. On the other hand, who texts in a vehicle? Do you have a death wish? Maybe I should install a Playstation in my dashboard and play Need for Speed or something.

[drone]

Apparently, I'm a Swerver.


The lady should have gotten 3-5 at least. If you are piloting a multi-ton hunk of metal, you really should take some responsibility and pay attention. I'm firmly behind a cellphone driving ban. Several times a day I have to navigate around chatters/texters, and my commute is not even that far.

What's the point of me signaling when the idiot I'm going around isn't paying attention anyway.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I found the whopping 42% who "don't have enough time" even more confusing - what important stuff are they busy with during the one second it takes to use the signal?

BTW, it's only 4% that are utterly insane

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I know - I am a nitpicker

Its EGO really. You have to be so wrapped up in yourself that devoting time to signalling doesn't register OR so convinced of your own importance that you KNOW the other drivers will adjust to you and that you do, indeed, own the road.

[CountArach]

Gotta agree with everyone else - negligent manslaughter.

I believe this kind of story is the reason that using a mobile phone without a hands-free is illegal while driving a car in my State.

[Hosakawa Tito]

Hah, a more fitting, and effective, punishment would be amputating her thumbs...

[BigTex]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that 7% of drivers don't use turn signals because forgoing it “adds excitement to driving.” I take this to mean that 7% of the cars on the road with me are being driven by people who are utterly insane.

I swear people who don't bother to use their turn signals should be sent to jail for 3-5 years. Is it so hard to warn someone your about to swerve infront of them? It's the darn near only thing keeping my 250 from turning that little malibu into road kill.

As for the topic, nice way of getting rid of the undesirable's in england. Get a car, a cell phone and get rid of em, it's only 21 months, not even 2 years in prison well worth it. Just remember to pay your 2 dozen taxes involved with driving that vehicle, that might be a worse sentence.

[Spino]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that 7% of drivers don't use turn signals because forgoing it “adds excitement to driving.” I take this to mean that 7% of the cars on the road with me are being driven by people who are utterly insane.

The percentage of selfish plebs who refrain from using their turn signals has to be well into the double digits here in NYC. Sometimes i'll sport a disturbingly wide grin and pantomime the act of flicking on a turn signal, you know, to provide some free, quality entertainment for their enjoyment. Thanks to these folks the seemingly innocent and simple act of crossing a street with the light turns into a paranoia fueled adventure of head twisting, eye darting antics.

My favorite drivers ever? Women drivers... who talk on their cell phones... while putting on makeup... with their kids in the back seat! Add a signal-free turn or illegal u-turn for flavor... You GO girls!

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Sometimes i'll sport a disturbingly wide grin and pantomime the act of flicking on a turn signal, you know, to provide some free, quality entertainment for their enjoyment.

And, no doubt, their return gesture let's you know that you're "#1" with them....or is that only when it's the index finger....

[Thermal]

This is at best negligent manslaughter and she should be in jail for many years. Or am I being unreasonable?

Unreasonable? HA! You should be outraged, 21 months is insulting, try 21 years stupid cow. (i believe farmyard animal names can be posted generally)

[Kanamori]

I've been saying for ages that pedestrians are worth bonus points.

[Spino]

I've been saying for ages that pedestrians are worth bonus points.

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